scathing
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scathing
- /ˈskeɪðɪŋ/
Rhymes with -eɪðɪŋ
verb
- present participle and gerund of scathe
adjective more scathing · most scathing
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Harshly or bitterly critical; vitriolic.
For months, Dati warned she would refuse to stand aside. Now she has stunned the political class with an open letter to Fillon in Le Monde, a scathing character assassination accusing him of the "lone ambition" of a disillusioned political elite, of doing politics in a way that "never favoured women
Similar: searing
- Harmful or painful; acerbic.
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Talk about this word "scathing." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/scathing. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. scathing. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/scathing "scathing." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/scathing.
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@misc{scathing_2026,
title = {scathing},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/scathing},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
